Donald Trump has sharply escalated US military involvement in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen, amid disturbing new reports of mass casualties in Mosul and Raqqa from US strikes. We’ll turn to foreign policy expert Phyllis Bennis on today’s show. And, we’ll look back at last week’s political debacle at the healthcare vote that didn’t happen. Dr. … Continued
On New Year’s morning a round up of the year that was and predictions about the year to come with: Marion Nestle, author of “Soda Politics: Taking on Big Soda and Winning” Ishmael Reed, author of, “The Complete Muhammad Ali” Krissy Keefer, art director of the Dance Brigade, celebrating its 40 years of art activism … Continued
Race relations in America, black lives/blue lives—a great turmoil of tragic proportions. We speak with thoughtful observer/participants. PLUS: Phyllis Bennis on the Dems party platform and Israel. PLUS: the brilliant John Leguizamo with his new one-man show, Latin History for Morons. With host Kris Welch.
Phyllis Bennis examines ISIS and The New Global War on Terror.
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In the first hour Marion Nestle, Professor of Nutrition at NYU, goes on the attack with “Soda Politics: Taking on Big Soda and Winning”. In the second hour, Phyllis Bennis, fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, discusses her latest book, “Understanding ISIS and the Global War on Terror, A Primer”.
Jonathan Pollard, who spied on the US for Israel, will be released after serving 30 years in prison. Israel, and the Middle East, have changed since he was arrested. We talk with Phyllis Bennis, about Israel, and ISIS. PLUS: to mark the 70th anniversary of the US dropping the world’s first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, … Continued
